REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
May 18, 2021
FROM
GILBERT RAMOS, Director, Transitional Assistance Department
SUBJECT
Title v
General Relief Policy Handbook, Chapter A - General Policy and Provisions
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the following updates, effective June 1, 2021, to the General Relief Policy Handbook, Chapter A - General Policy and Provisions:
1. Increase the maximum payment amount from $280 per month to $332 per month for a case containing a single individual.
2. Replacement of Pages A-1 through A-4 and Pages A-7 through A-12 pertaining to Needs-Based Budgeting, Room and Board Payment, Treatment of Income In-Kind, and Vendor Payments.
3. Expanded evaluation criteria of a vehicle when used as primary residency.
(Presenter: Gilbert Ramos, Director, 388-0245)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not require additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Currently homeless recipients are eligible to receive a maximum payment of $280 per month, which includes basic need levels for rent, utilities, food, and personal and incidental needs. The policy change will increase the maximum payment to $332 per month for individual applicants, without pre-designation of basic need levels, resulting in an increase of $52 per month. Aid will decrease from the $332 when an applicant/recipient reports other income. Adequate appropriation and revenue have been included in the Human Services Administrative Claim 2020-21 budget and will be included in future budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County's General Relief Program is administered by the Transitional Assistance Department and provides loan assistance to indigent individuals and families in temporary need of housing, food and/or transportation. The prog...
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